I thought about paying a person as a property manager but it doesn't seem like there is much for her to do.

I think it's weird this program recommended this person as a great riskMedical debts can be more forgive-able, but my problem with this tenant is that they could still file bankruptcy and include any debt to you in that BK.Personally, I'd rather take a freshly discharged Chapter 7 BK over someone with a couple of 25K bad debts. 

I'm obviously not thrilled with my fridge being shot, but I'm glad the fridge took the bullet instead of a person. As

Your family member needs to start thinking like a business person as they just received a business!

The rent was paid in person as soon as the office opened on the 1st.

The average person, as indicated here, has such a low understanding of finance that they are more concerned with payments than they are with the price of the car, the operating expenses of the car, and the depreciation of the value of the car.

Or if you are the kind of person who falls for these sob stories, read it and ask, do you want this person as your renter?

Hi there, as someone who currently works in the real estate field as an asset manager overseeing the work of a multi-family property and an external property management company, I do not recommend using your maintenance/construction person as the person who is also the property manager.

Person A and Couple B would call me instead of addressing the noise and neighbor issues.  

Then, after I make them explain themselves, I say, "Okay, I'll be happy to rent to this person as soon as I have another vacancy (if I have already rented it to someone else).